Ellyse Perry becomes 3rd woman to get 150 ODI wickets

Australian star bower Ellyse Perry created history on Wednesday when she became the third woman in history to scalp 150 ODI wickets. She achieved this feat by dismissing Reniece Boyce during the third ODI against West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua.

Perry achieved this record time in just 107 innings becoming the second fastest to do so. Compatriot Cathryn Fitzpatrick achieved the same record in 91 innings. Incidentally, India’s Jhulan Goswami is the highest ODI wicket taker till now with an impressive 218 wickets.

Perry is an all-rounder—she is a right handed batsman and a right-handed fast-medium bowler. The 1990-born Perry made her debut in Australian cricket at the age of 16 and first her first international in 2007. Interestingly she is the youngest player to represent Australia in cricket and the only Australian to have played in both cricket and football World Cups.

In an earlier interview to sports website Perry said, “I’m just doing what I really love doing and what I’ve been fortunate enough to do for a living. Knowing how much sport has given me in my life – with the wonderful experiences that I’ve had, the chances I’ve had to learn things about the world and travel to different parts of it, and the chance I’ve had to learn about myself – I think there’s so much value to it from a society point of view… Whether that’s playing elite sport or just playing with your local club, it’s all really important. If another young girl is keen to play sport – whether it’s cricket, football or anything else – because of watching us play then that’s awesome and it makes it even more fulfilling.”